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Parkinson’s Exercise Made Easy
We all know that exercise is good for you both physically and mentally. But sometimes it is easier said than done. Most exercise equipment requires a certain level of health. Your arms and legs need to be able to support your body at least minimally. You need to be strong enough to remain stable. But…
Theracycle Success: James’ Parkinson’s Journey
In 2010 James was told that he had a neurodegenerative disease, the same daunting news that so many of our customers have had to come to terms with in their lives. He was also in a common position of being in control of the disease but just not fit in general. So he purchased a…
Parkinson’s Unity Walk and Awareness Month
Theracycle is by design proactive, giving the customer a positive tool in the fight against the physical and mental challenges caused by neurodegenerative disorders. This is why the people at Theracycle love April. It is the time of year that sheds the winter blues, ushers in the renewal of spring and, in the spirit of positive productivity…
Insights from the Midwest Young-Onset Parkinson Conference
While Parkinson’s disease most commonly hits patients later in life, it also impacts younger people. For that group of people and their families, Team Theracycle would like you to know about an Ohio event upcoming in mid-November 2012: The Midwest Young Onset Parkinson Conference. Our friend, Julie Sacks, Director, of the APDA National Young Onset Center in Winfield,…
Leveraging Video Games for Parkinson’s Disease Therapy
Video games aren’t just for kids anymore. Movement heavy game systems, like the Nintendo Wii and the Xbox 360 Kinect, are the newest therapy treatment for sufferers of Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. But how do you go from bopping bad guys to therapy? Well… The Wii is the first game system designed to…
Join the Annual Parkinson’s Unity Walk: A Step Toward Unity and Hope
As we hope you know, the Theracycle team is an active supporter or organizations and initiatives that support fundraising for research for treatments of Parkinson’s disease. In that vein, we’d like to share the news of the 18th annual Parkinson’s Unity Walk, which is upcoming April 28. Hope many of you can participate/donate. VERY worthy…
Parkinson’s Tremors: Cycling to Alleviate
If you or someone you love has Parkinson’s disease, I hope you’ve read our eBook A New Therapy Brings Hope & Results to People with Parkinson’s Disease. As a follow-on to that hopeful eBook, in February, we posted the first (of several to follow) personal accounts of people living with Parkinson’s Disease — the story…
The Benefits of Tai Chi in Managing Parkinson’s Disease
Discontent with drug treatments and Deep Brain Stimulation approaches, many people living with Parkinson’s disease are exploring and pursuing a wide range of therapies to improve their symptoms. While The Theracycle Blog has extensively detailed how a “Forced Exercise” regimen of riding a Theracycle has benefited PD patients, worldwide—we think it’s important for our blog…
Parkinson’s Disease: Navigating Life, Love, and Relationships
This week (first week of March 2012), Kim and Rich Rozek — the husband/wife team behind PD Talk Live!— are debuting a new weekly reality podcast on living with Parkinson’s Disease (PD): Drawing on their experiences (since Rich was diagnosed with early-stage Parkinson’s circa 10 years ago,) the “Life, Love, Relationships and Parkinson’s” podcasts will…